EconomyNews
An economist says that “inflation is far from dead” after the consumer price index report showed inflation rose 0.1% in March, up 5% from March… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The recently released Biden administration budget for 2024 was layered with problems. It doesn’t take the surging size of the national debt seriously; it views… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Referees aren’t supposed to change the rules in the middle of the game, but that’s exactly what federal government officials like Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The United States recently suffered the second-largest bank failure in the country’s history. The consensus view is that Silicon Valley Bank made a huge mistake… Read More
EconomyNews
The consumer price index, a key measure of inflation, rose 0.4% in February, up 6% from February 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported… Read More
EconomyNews
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House’s most conservative caucus announced its “Shrink Washington, Grow America” plan on Friday as the debt ceiling debate continues in Washington. Rep. Scott… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
At an event earlier this week in New York, President Obama lamented that the United States wasn’t number one in the world for quality of… Read More
The New York Times has announced that the American middle class is no longer the wealthiest in the world. That distinction, the Times claims, now… Read More
America’s economic freedom and its leadership in international security are undeniably aligned. In his recent Wall Street Journal column, William A. Galston of the Brookings… Read More
A recently released letter from 18 U.S. Senators to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman asked Japan to open its agricultural market to foreign exports in… Read More
Apple and Samsung have been fighting over cell phone patents for a while. Samsung won a round in June when the U.S. International Trade Commission… Read More
In his speech yesterday, President Barack Obama referred to sequestration as a “meat cleaver” again, when news reports in fact show that the cuts have… Read More
The government just announced that the trade deficit for May increased by $400 million. Usually, the media report announcements of bigger trade deficits as bad… Read More
A recent Rasmussen poll (subscription required) found that 65 percent of likely voters want the government to cut spending to help alleviate the country’s economic… Read More
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) stirred controversy last year when it released a study claiming that tax rates do not influence economic growth. Predictably, those… Read More
Americans could be waiting another five years for a return to normal employment based on the sluggish pace of the U.S. economy. After nearly four… Read More
Nations that embrace international trade enjoy significantly stronger economies, achieve lower rates of hunger, and maintain a better stewardship of the environment, according to new… Read More
Liberals are still lavishing praise on the Occupy movement, months after it dissipated. The most recent example came Monday from Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne,… Read More
Following the failure of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) criticized liberals for insisting that any deal include a massive… Read More
A recent Pew Research survey included a bizarre result: 44 percent of Americans believed China was the world’s top economic power, against only 27 percent… Read More
